News & Stories Archive
February 28, 2023
Written by Gabi Zabel, Education Specialist I’ll always be the first to admit: I am a summer girl. Warm weather, sunshine, evening thunderstorms rolling in, even the humidity – tropical […]
February 24, 2023
Fifth-grade students from Prince George’s County Public Schools returned to Alice Ferguson Foundation’s Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center for overnight programs for the first time since early 2020. “Hearing the […]
February 9, 2023
Tanya Surtees and David Hansz are friendly new faces around the farm! As neighbors and community advocates, we are pleased to spotlight Tanya and David in this edition of our […]
January 31, 2023
Our Communications Coordinator shares the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s mission, programs and stories with the community and news media. You might have also seen her leave a pun or two across […]
January 20, 2023
Written by Leah Tischler, Creative Critters 4-H Club Reporter/Historian On January 13th, 2023, thirteen Creative Critters, along with volunteer parents, attended an overnight educational sleepover at the Hard Bargain Farm […]
January 18, 2023
Written by Aggie Morris, Development Coordinator Alice Ferguson’s “Sledding” painting is the perfect painting to highlight this winter season. Set on a cold winter day, Alice’s painting depicts several young […]
December 22, 2022
Accokeek, MD – The Alice Ferguson Foundation held a ribbon cutting ceremony on December 16 to unveil its new education pavilion and celebrate the conclusion of the Potomac Watershed Study […]
December 20, 2022
We’re excited to continue our monthly Member Moment, featuring the wonderful members of the Alice Ferguson Foundation. Members and Board Emeriti, Shirley and Frank Nicolai, are familiar faces around the […]
December 13, 2022
Our environmental educators are our greatest asset in providing ‘ah-ha’ moments for students, where science and stewardship ‘come alive’ in the natural world through our hands-on programs. Get to know […]
November 30, 2022
Written by Aggie Morris, Development Coordinator Among all of Alice Ferguson’s paintings, one of the most popular and perhaps the most playful is, “A Day at the Farm.” Painted in […]